What are the symptoms of primary syphilis? How to prevent it?

Syphilis is a chronic, malignant disease that spreads throughout the body, and it is a sexually transmitted disease. Everyone has heard of syphilis, but the symptoms of primary syphilis are not very clear. Many times, symptoms appear, but because they are not clear, the disease is delayed. So how can we better prevent syphilis?

What are the symptoms of primary syphilis?

The average incubation period of Treponema pallidum is 3-4 weeks. The typical lesion is the appearance of a small red papule or nodule at the site of spirochete invasion, which later manifests as erosion and forms a shallow ulcer. The ulcer is hard and painless, round or oval in shape, with clear boundaries, neat edges, and embankment-like protrusions. It is surrounded by dark red infiltration, has a characteristic cartilage-like hardness, a flat base, and no pus. The surface is covered with a fibrin-like film that is not easy to remove. If it is squeezed slightly, a small amount of serous exudate may be produced, which contains a large number of Treponema pallidum and is an important source of infection. Chancroids are mostly single, but 2-3 chancroids may also occur. The above is a typical chancre.

Chancroid in women is often found on the labia majora and minora, clitoris, urethral orifice, mons pubis, and especially on the cervix, and is easily missed. Chancroid has the following characteristics: ① The lesion is often single; ② Cartilage-like hardness; ③ Painless; ④ The surface of the lesion is clean. One week after the appearance of chancroid, nearby lymph nodes swell, which are characterized by being painless, without redness or swelling on the skin, without adhesion to surrounding tissues, and without ulceration. This is called painless bubo (painless lymphadenitis).

Primary syphilis harms a large number of female friends and brings a lot of troubles to their lives. Therefore, we must take preventive measures to strictly prohibit the invasion of primary syphilis. Let’s take a look at how to prevent primary syphilis.

How to prevent primary syphilis?

(1) Pregnant women suspected of having syphilis should be given preventive treatment in a timely manner to prevent the transmission of syphilis to the fetus. Unmarried male and female patients cannot get married before they are cured. To completely prevent primary syphilis.

(2) Syphilis patients must be forced to undergo isolation treatment, and the patient's clothing and supplies, such as towels, clothes, razors, tableware, bedding, etc., must be strictly disinfected under the guidance of medical staff. To eliminate the source of infection and prevent primary syphilis.

(3) Track the patient's sexual partners, including those reported by the patient themselves and those visited by medical staff, find all the patient's sexual contacts, conduct preventive examinations, follow up and observe, and provide necessary treatment. The spouse is absolutely prohibited from having sexual intercourse before the patient is cured, and take good measures to prevent primary syphilis.

(4) All suspected patients should undergo preventive examinations and syphilis serological tests to help detect new patients early and provide timely treatment, thereby preventing primary syphilis.